Health & Wellbeing Support Worker

at  Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Sherwood Forest Hospitals have an exciting opportunity for a Heath and wellbeing support worker to join the Tobacco Dependency Team. We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated individual to join our established, friendly and dynamic team.
Experience of previous work as a Tobacco Dependency Advisor is desirable but not essential as full induction and training will be provided. We are looking for someone who is patient care focussed, non-judgemental, with initiative, time management skills and the ability to work safely within their scope of practice. Communication and interpersonal skills are also essential to this role, in order to support patients to make positive lifestyle changes.
The role requires the successful applicant to be flexible and adaptable with good organisation skills. You will work closely with staff and patients in a multi-disciplinary team setting, supporting the provision brief advice, Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) and onward referrals to community provider’s post-discharge.
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To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
Thank you for your interest in this role.
Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here, and we are the Health Service Journal’s Trust of the Year in 2020.
The Care Quality Commission rated King’s Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall, we are rated Outstanding for care.
For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.
Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients; we also care for you.
Our culture of learning, compassion and taking a person-centred approach are at the roots of our organisation. We would love you to join us.
To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification

Please refer the Job description for details